October 11 is the United Nations International Day of the Girl Child, a day to commemorate young women and girls globally and highlight the obstacles they face in fulfilling their potential. As part of the United...
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Foreign troop withdrawal from Mali – let history not repeat itself
France and its partners’ decision to withdraw their troops from Mali after nearly 10 years of fighting a jihadist insurgency echoes the recent US withdrawal from Afghanistan. However, this situation may present an...
To coup or not to coup – Making sense of the changing nature of coups
Since the 5 September 2021 coup d’état in Guinea, there has been a sharp interest in coup d’états in general and on the African continent in particular, renewed in part by an array of political and media commentators....
From regime change to fostering strong democratic institutions
Implications for American democracy promotion and influence in Africa The 2020 US election meltdown may have dented the role and influence of America as the chief promoter and protector of democratisation in Africa....
A poor prognosis, with some cause for hope
Abuja Declaration: broken promises African nations have largely defaulted on a 2001 pledge to commit at least 15% of their annual budgets to healthcare Africa has so far seen controversial and even dramatic policy...
What is behind the renewed violence in Central African Republic?
CAR will struggle to break the cycle of violence without international commitment to end it On January 4, the incumbent president of Central African Republic (CAR), Faustin-Archange Touadéra, was re-elected for a...
